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In re Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation (Cambridge Analytica MDL) privacy case

Brought by

Consumer class plaintiffs

v.

Consolidated consumer class actions over Facebook's sharing of user data with third parties including Cambridge Analytica.

The case

Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
3:18-md-02843
Filed
Jun 6, 2018
Status
SettledSettlement approved in 2023; appeals followed.
Outcome
Meta agreed to pay USD 725 million to settle the consolidated consumer class action.
Amount
$725 million

History

4 dated entries
HearingSep 4 · 66d agoMinute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vince Chhabria: Further Case Management Conference held via Zoom on 9/4/2026Source
OrderAug 11 · 90d agoORDER. A case management conference is scheduled for 10am, August 14, 2026, to discuss a process for handling complaints submitted to the Court by alleged class members who say theSource
RulingAug 11 · 90d agoORDER. The 1274 motion to enforce the settlement agreement is denied because the movant has been paid the amount owed, see 1275 notice of partial compliance, and she is not entitleSource
FilingJun 6, 2018 · 8.4y agoComplaint filed: In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile LitigationSource
PrivacySettledApr 19, 2027 · in 5moUnited States sued v. Cerebral (health data for ads)The FTC alleged the telehealth firm shared sensitive health data with third parties for advertising, failed to secure it and made cancellation difficult.$7 millionJury trialS.D. Fla.filed Apr 2024PrivacyActiveUnverifiedfiled Sep 2026Irish Data Protection Commission: GoogleThe Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location dataIrish DPCPrivacyActivefiled Aug 2026Isbell sued v. SunoRecording artists including Jason Isbell and David Lowery allege Suno's generator reproduces their voices, names and likenesses without consent, pleading BIPA and state right-of-publicity claims.D. Mass.Consumer protectionSettledfiled Aug 2026Texas AG acted against v. Meta: child safety settlementTexas settlement requiring Meta to pay over USD 1 billion and change how its platforms protect children.over $1 billionTexas Attorney GeneralPrivacyDecidedfiled Aug 2026Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationThe Dutch DPA, working with the CNIL on a French drivers' complaint, found Uber used fully automated decisions to temporarily or permanently deactivate drivers over suspected fraud or low ratings and did not properly inform them.EUR 824,990,000Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)CopyrightActivefiled Jul 2026Sullivan sued v. MetaProposed class action alleging Meta trained Llama on copyrighted works without authorization.N.D. Cal.AntitrustActivefiled Jun 2026EU Commission: Meta WhatsApp AI interim measuresThe Commission ordered Meta to restore free access to WhatsApp for rival general-purpose AI assistants while it investigates Meta's policy of excluding AI providers from the WhatsApp Business Solution.European CommissionCopyrightActivefiled May 2026Hobbs sued v. MetaSuit against Meta, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta AI researchers alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted books to train Llama.S.D. N.Y.
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